GB2590979B - A torsion shaft, seat belt retractor assembly and associated methods - Google Patents

A torsion shaft, seat belt retractor assembly and associated methods Download PDF

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GB2590979B
GB2590979B GB2000456.0A GB202000456A GB2590979B GB 2590979 B GB2590979 B GB 2590979B GB 202000456 A GB202000456 A GB 202000456A GB 2590979 B GB2590979 B GB 2590979B
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Scott Tim
Mark Marable Paul
Grindle Barry
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Ford Global Technologies LLC
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Priority to CN202110021931.XA priority patent/CN113103986A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/34—Belt retractors, e.g. reels
    • B60R22/341—Belt retractors, e.g. reels comprising energy-absorbing means
    • B60R22/3413—Belt retractors, e.g. reels comprising energy-absorbing means operating between belt reel and retractor frame
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/34—Belt retractors, e.g. reels
    • B60R22/341—Belt retractors, e.g. reels comprising energy-absorbing means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/34—Belt retractors, e.g. reels
    • B60R22/36—Belt retractors, e.g. reels self-locking in an emergency
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/28—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles incorporating energy-absorbing devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/34—Belt retractors, e.g. reels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/28—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles incorporating energy-absorbing devices
    • B60R2022/282—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles incorporating energy-absorbing devices using fluids or vico-elastic materials
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/28—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles incorporating energy-absorbing devices
    • B60R2022/286—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles incorporating energy-absorbing devices using deformation of material
    • B60R2022/287—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles incorporating energy-absorbing devices using deformation of material of torsion rods or tubes

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Automotive Seat Belt Assembly (AREA)
GB2000456.0A 2020-01-13 2020-01-13 A torsion shaft, seat belt retractor assembly and associated methods Active GB2590979B (en)

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GB2000456.0A GB2590979B (en) 2020-01-13 2020-01-13 A torsion shaft, seat belt retractor assembly and associated methods
DE102020133247.5A DE102020133247A1 (en) 2020-01-13 2020-12-12 TORSION SPRING, SEAT BELT REEL ASSEMBLY AND RELATED PROCEDURES
CN202110021931.XA CN113103986A (en) 2020-01-13 2021-01-08 Torsion shaft, seat belt retractor assembly and related methods
US17/145,735 US11345307B2 (en) 2020-01-13 2021-01-11 Torsion shaft, seat belt retractor assembly and associated methods

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GB2590979A GB2590979A (en) 2021-07-14
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Citations (4)

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EP0897840A1 (en) * 1997-08-15 1999-02-24 Trw Inc. Seat belt webbing pretensioner
US6206315B1 (en) * 1998-06-04 2001-03-27 Trw Occupant Restraint Systems Gmbh & Co. Kg Unit comprising at least two torsion bars for limiting the force in a belt retractor
EP1245465A1 (en) * 2001-03-20 2002-10-02 TAKATA-PETRI (Ulm) GmbH Belt retractor
KR20130008703A (en) * 2011-07-13 2013-01-23 현대자동차주식회사 Seat-belt retractor device using the magneto-rheological fluid

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GB2326851A (en) * 1997-07-04 1999-01-06 Alliedsignal Ltd A seat belt retractor
US7410113B2 (en) * 2004-12-09 2008-08-12 Autoliv Asp, Inc. Modular torsion bar
US7686339B2 (en) * 2006-08-30 2010-03-30 Tk Holdings Inc. Seat belt apparatus
DE102007049663A1 (en) * 2007-10-17 2009-04-23 Trw Automotive Gmbh belt reel
US10421429B2 (en) * 2017-08-17 2019-09-24 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Load-limiting seatbelt retractor
EP3897840A1 (en) 2018-12-17 2021-10-27 F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG Imidazopyrazine derivatives as antibacterial agents
US11180111B2 (en) * 2019-03-29 2021-11-23 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Seatbelt retractor assembly

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0897840A1 (en) * 1997-08-15 1999-02-24 Trw Inc. Seat belt webbing pretensioner
US6206315B1 (en) * 1998-06-04 2001-03-27 Trw Occupant Restraint Systems Gmbh & Co. Kg Unit comprising at least two torsion bars for limiting the force in a belt retractor
EP1245465A1 (en) * 2001-03-20 2002-10-02 TAKATA-PETRI (Ulm) GmbH Belt retractor
KR20130008703A (en) * 2011-07-13 2013-01-23 현대자동차주식회사 Seat-belt retractor device using the magneto-rheological fluid

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DE102020133247A1 (en) 2021-07-15
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